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  <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><em>Observer Magazine</em> highlights the people and programs of Bentley University, which marks its centennial in 2017. Articles focused on alumni, parents, faculty and students show their impact on the university, on each other, on the organizations they serve and lead, and in the communities where they live and work. <em>Observer </em>is published three times a year (February, June and October) and mailed to some 60,000 graduates, parents of current students, campus community members, corporate partners, and other friends of the university.</p><p> </p><h2><img alt="" class="media-image attr__media_crop_h__0 attr__media_crop_image_style__-1 attr__media_crop_instance__4946 attr__media_crop_rotate__0 attr__media_crop_scale_h__0 attr__media_crop_scale_w__0 attr__media_crop_w__0 attr__media_crop_x__0 attr__media_crop_y__0" id="media_crop_5480544415768" style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.538em; height: 194px; width: 150px; float: left; margin: 5px 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.bentley.edu/files/media_crop/4946/public/Screen%20Shot%202014-06-12%20at%209.17.06%20AM.png" /><span>Spring | Summer 2014 </span></h2><p>Meet some of the people and programs behind another standout spring semester at Bentley University. Plus, a guided tour through a golden portfolio, technology on display at the MFA Boston, and life’s moments great and small.   </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p class="bluebutton"><a href="/files/observer/MC_14463_OBS_Spring_2014_FINAL%20PRINTER.pdf">Download the PDF</a><br /> </p><p class="bluebutton"><a href="https://www.bentley.edu/observer/all-articles">View Past Issues </a></p> </div></div></div>
  
  
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